Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to Host Canelo vs. GGG 2

Feb 22, 2018

(PRESS RELEASE) -- Lineal and Ring Magazine Middleweight World
Champion Canelo Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) and WBC/WBA/IBF/IBO
Middleweight World Champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs)
will return to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for their highly
anticipated rematch on Cinco de Mayo. The first fight between the
two world-class athletes sold out in only two weeks, and tickets
will surely be in even higher demand as both fighters have promised
they will not leave the rematch in the judges’ hands. Canelo vs.
GGG 2 will take place Saturday, May 5 and will be produced and
distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at a special time of
8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT.

Tickets for Canelo vs. GGG 2 will go on sale Tuesday, Feb. 27 at
10:00 a.m. PT, and are priced at $5,000, $2,500, $2,000, $1,500,
$800, $700, $500 and $300, not including applicable service charges
and taxes. There will be a limit of 10 per person at the $5,000,
$2,500, $2,000, $1,500, $800 and $700 price levels with a limit of
two (2) per person at the $500 and $300 price levels. To charge by
phone with a major credit card, call 888-9-AXS-TIX (888-929-7849).
Tickets also will be available for purchase at
www.t-mobilearena.com or www.axs.com.

The two fighters will meet for the first time since last
September’s controversial draw at an event at Microsoft Square at
L.A. LIVE Tuesday, Feb. 27. More details will be announced
shortly.

“I am happy to return for the fourth time at T-Mobile Arena for
this historic rematch against [Gennady] Golovkin,” said Canelo. “I
opened the doors of this place to the world of boxing, and it has
become my favorite venue. This is where the fight started, and this
is where I’ll end it by doing what I and my fans most desire:
knocking him out.”

“It feels right that the rematch returns to the scene of the
crime,” said Golovkin. “This time there will be no drama with a
decision. I won the first fight and left the ring as world champion
wearing all the belts. And I am going to win the second fight. It
is going to be a record fight and a golden night for me and boxing
at T-Mobile Arena.”

Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, Oscar De La Hoya, said,
“There is no better place to host the historic rematch between
Canelo and Golovkin than T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Las Vegas on
a fight weekend during Cinco de Mayo is electric, and I know fans
will travel from around the world to be here to participate in the
celebratory atmosphere. Historic boxing matches like Canelo vs. GGG
2 belong in a place like Las Vegas, which offers fans the full and
rich experience they are looking for on a big fight weekend.”

“The last time they met in the ring, the tie went to the runner --
Canelo Alvarez,” said Tom Loeffler, promoter of Golovkin. “I think
there is only one place to settle this dispute between the two best
middleweights. The most appropriate place for the rematch is back
at T-Mobile Arena. The venue was a sensational host to Team
Golovkin and the fans were terrific. We'll see if T-Mobile Arena
remains Canelo’s favorite venue after he becomes Gennady’s
twentieth and record-tying title defense.”

Richard Sturm, President of Sports and Entertainment for MGM
Resorts International, said, “T-Mobile Arena is the ideal venue to
host a championship boxing event of this magnitude. We look forward
to celebrating Cinco de Mayo weekend with sports fans in Las Vegas
and worldwide for what should be one of boxing’s premier
rematches.”

Canelo vs. GGG 2 is a 12-round fight for the middleweight
championship of the world presented by Golden Boy Promotions and
GGG Promotions. The event is sponsored by Tecate, “THE OFFICIAL
BEER OF BOXING,” Hennessy, “Never Stop, Never Settle,” Fred Loya
Insurance, and Fathom Events. The event will take place Saturday,
May 5 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and will be produced and
distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at a special time of
8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT.

For more information, visit www.goldenboypromotions.com,
www.caneloggg.com and www.hbo.com/boxing; follow on Twitter
@GoldenBoyBoxing, @Canelo, @gggboxing, @OscarDeLaHoya, @hboboxing
and @TomLoeffler1; become a fan on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing, www.facebook.com/gggboxing, and
www.facebook.com/HBOBoxing; follow on Instagram @GoldenBoyBoxing,
@Canelo, @gggboxing, @HBOboxing and @OscarDeLaHoya; and follow the
conversation using #CaneloGGG2.